Active Ants sets up in France at a Staci site in the Lyon region.
After a successful collaboration in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium, the two logistics experts, subsidiaries of bpostgroup, are now joining forces in France.
Active Ants, already present with four logistics centres in Europe totalling more than 62,000 sqm, dispatches 10 million e-commerce orders/year and will be setting up in the Lyon region in September. On one of Staci’s platforms, the Dutch subsidiary of bpostgroup will be supporting one of its existing customers in its expansion in France.
« Staci is offering us a fantastic opportunity to get our business off the ground in France, with our first customer already working with us in two key markets: the UK and Belgium. We’re proud to be extending this partnership here in France, alongside Staci.» Bram Blondé, CEO of Active Ants.
to place logistics excellence at the heart of e-commerce performance in France
The aim is to combine the power of Active Ants’ automated solutions with Staci’s logistical, digital and transport agility to meet the growing needs of e-tailers.
« Staci and Active Ants share strong values and the same ambition: to design tailor-made solutions to continually improve the customer experience. Together, we are ready to place automated logistics excellence at the heart of e-commerce performance in France. » Thomas Mortier, CEO of Staci.
About Active Ants :
Active Ants, a Dutch subsidiary of bpostgroup, specialises in fully mechanised and digitalised e-commerce logistics. Founded to make the logistics of online shops more efficient and accurate, Active Ants combines cutting-edge technologies (mobile robots, automated sorting systems, customised packaging, artificial intelligence) with a sustainable, customer-centric approach.
The company offers integrated logistics solutions covering goods receipt, intelligent warehousing, automated order picking, customised packaging and shipping to end consumers around the world. Active Ants serves the needs of D2C brands, retailers and e-tailers looking to optimise their supply chain.
Active Ants currently has four state-of-the-art logistics centres in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and the UK, with a total surface area of over 62,000 sqm. The company employs more than 400 employees and is actively pursuing its European expansion, soon to include France.
www.activeants.com